2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

[TMuss]

Re: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

This game is on sale for $40 at Best Buy and Amazon.

I have a few questions.
--Can you do CPU vs CPU at all? If so what modes?
--Are the kits updated? I thought I read somewhere that some of them werent.
--How is the qualification mode? I didn't play 2010 but played the crap out of it in 2006 on Xbox.

You can watch CPU vs CPU in Free Play. World Cup and other modes require you to play as a team.

The US Bomb Pop kits are still wrong (blue pants ), Bosnia is not in their Adidas kits (but then again they just switched the first of June), Spain does not have their white (again a last minute add due to FIFA stupidity), Ecuador does not have either of their World Cup kits, there are teams that switched up their shorts and are wrong (Italy, Cameroon, Australia, Swiss, France), and then teams like Chile and Australia have the wrong socks.

But they do have fairly accurate kits for Qatar. Oh Sepp.....

If only EA would allow us the ability to mix and match kits (pick the shirt, shorts and socks individually). Wouldn't be the first game you could do that in.

[ncaa98]

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Can you edit players & create custom tournaments? Thanks!

[FunkDockta27]

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Just set up a quick WC mode.
Took Switzerland against the real draw
Lost to Ecuador in the 87' gave up a goal lost 2-1
Drew with France 2-2
Beat Honduras 1-0 (only goal was at 7'...thought I was going to massacre them)

This game is pretty sweet.

Wish I shot better lol

[mrsaito]

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FunkDockta - The slider for shooting accuracy is pretty sensitive so you might be able to find a good place with that. (Actually it is for *inaccuracy* so a lower number makes you shoot better).

I have played a full qualification with Latvia and think the game is a keeper. I have played all of the past renditions. Latvia's kits and stadium renderings were pretty accurate.

Lost in the semi finals to Switzerland and now I'm starting over with Ethiopia. Their kits are correct although their stadium is nicer than IRL.

The different regional qualifying logistics are truly represented.

[tinpanalley]

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One thing I can't stand is that even when I set the injury sliders down to zero for human and CPU, players still get injured and it's often for several weeks. Why isn't there a simple NO INJURY setting.

[OliDegu2008]

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One of the features I absolutely love is the edition of the extra time settings that was not in the last game. Makes it feel more authentic

[ncaa98]

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Can you edit players & create custom tournaments? Thanks!

[TMuss]

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Can you edit players & create custom tournaments? Thanks!

Yes, you can edit players. Everything that you can edit on the previous FIFA games, you can go ahead and do so. EA has been very good about updating boots (except that they have not added the new Nike boots).

You can edit the participants in the World Cup or the Qualifications, but you cannot make a random tournament.

[mcavner]

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Yes, you can edit players. Everything that you can edit on the previous FIFA games, you can go ahead and do so. EA has been very good about updating boots (except that they have not added the new Nike boots).

You can edit the participants in the World Cup or the Qualifications, but you cannot make a random tournament.

Where is the option to edit players? I've seen create player (but you can't make a goalie), but no option to edit an existing player...

[TMuss]

Re: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

Where is the option to edit players? I've seen create player (but you can't make a goalie), but no option to edit an existing player...

Highlight the create player menu option and move the right stick to the right and that menu option will change to edit players. After you select that, you then have to hit the triggers to move from the pool of created players (it will be a blank list if you have none) to the various squads.

[BL8001]

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Why is it that they won't let you change weather in this game? I see the option but can only have clear weather. I know snow is not needed but rain should be.

I don't get this either. I got EA support to call me last night and the ea rep was puzzled that the weather can't be edited. He escalated it and someone else is supposed to get in touch with me. I also posted it as a bug on EA's football forum.

Ea have this to say on their webpage about WC Brazil,

[mcavner]

Re: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Available Now, Post Your Impressions

Highlight the create player menu option and move the right stick to the right and that menu option will change to edit players. After you select that, you then have to hit the triggers to move from the pool of created players (it will be a blank list if you have none) to the various squads.

Ah, I see it. Thank you!

[BL8001]

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Two things I dig about this game and I hope ea keep them for 15.

#1 the CPU will attack. Hooray! Not only is their overall attack miles better than 14 CG/NG they play longer passes too. Both of these changes are huge in my opinion because finally the CPU is fun to play against.

#2 clearances and deep defending clearances are so much better. So so so much better. I haven't seen one bicycle clearance in the 11 WC matches I have played so far (all different modes). You can pressure the CPU in their end and they will do it to you and clearances now are played to space or shocker of shockers back to the offense! I saw the CPU clear it to touch and was so happy. The fact you can keep the pressure on makes this game feel closer to pes than ever.

One other thing, and I can't say enough about this one. Fifa can make me so angry at the habitual scripting and blatant CPU cheating that riddles every release. In this game it is so toned down.

Oh and crossing isn't as automatic as fifa 14. Couple that with the less accurate clearances and so many more organic moments happen on the pitch in the offensive end than an any fifa game I have played. And I have played all of them, every single one ever made.

I think the most disappointing thing is that these gameplay changes could easily be applied to fifa 14 with a simple update. But EA won't do it.

[Stormyhog]

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I don't get this either. I got EA support to call me last night and the ea rep was puzzled that the weather can't be edited. He escalated it and someone else is supposed to get in touch with me. I also posted it as a bug on EA's football forum.

Ea have this to say on their webpage about WC Brazil,

Yeah it must be some sort of bug or maybe when making the game they had it accidentally turned off. Either way I would like to see this addressed. Glad you got a response from EA at least they are aware of the issue.

[mrsaito]

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One thing I can't stand is that even when I set the injury sliders down to zero for human and CPU, players still get injured and it's often for several weeks. Why isn't there a simple NO INJURY setting.

Actually there is a NO INJURY setting. I can't remember exactly where to direct you to, but when I first got the game and was setting up my Road to the World Cup it was part of that process.

The value has stuck with me for subsequent RTTWC campaigns most likely as part of my profile file.